Villanova University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ Russian Area Studies Department Hosts “Crisis in Ukraine” Panels, March 12 and 19

VILLANOVA, Pa. —The crisis in Ukraine has the potential to be one of the greatest threats to European security and stability since the end of the Cold War. What are the issues at the root of the crisis? What is the historical relationship between Russia and Ukraine? Why does Russian president Vladimir Putin seem determined to intervene in Ukrainian affairs? How does the crisis affect Europe? What can and/or should the United States do?

Members of the Russian Area Studies faculty in Villanova University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will explore these issues during two roundtable discussions. The first will be held on Wednesday, March 12 at 4:30 p.m. on Villanova’s campus in Bartley Hall, room 2045. The second discussion will be held on Wednesday, March 19 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ludington Library in Bryn Mawr, Pa.

The “Crisis in Ukraine” panelists are:

Boris Briker, Ph.D., Instructor of Russian and Russian Language

Lynne Hartnett, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History and Director of Russian Area Studies

Adele Lindenmeyr, Ph.D., Professor of History and Dean of Graduate Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Both events are free and open to the public. For more information on the Ludington Library discussion, please call 610-519-4640. For more information on the Villanova lecture, please contact joyce.harden@villanova.edu.

About Villanova University:Since 1842, Villanova University’s Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition has been the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University's five colleges – the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Villanova School of Business, the College of Engineering, the College of Nursing and the Villanova University School of Law. As students grow intellectually, Villanova prepares them to become ethical leaders who create positive change everywhere life takes them.

About Villanova

Villanova University was founded in 1842 by the Order of St. Augustine. To this day, Villanova’s Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition is the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University’s six colleges.